Need advice...
Proudmom2Hope wrote: I am now trying to get into a schedule with Hope. And as much as a newborn can have a scehdule she is doing good. But I am having such a hard time getting her to sleep in her bassinet  Its wierd because she slept in it from the first day at home but for some odd reason she just does not want to be in it anymore. She will cry so hard and i at this point do not want to CIO with her. She is way too young to have that happen. So i have been co-sleeping with her the last couple days. I am scared though i will roll over on her. And she is really small for her age that terrifies me ALOT!
I usually start to breast feed her around 730pm and then when she finishes i lay her in her bassinet fast asleep. I turn on some music in the background(the same music they played for at the NICU). And it calms her. I turn the lights out and then go to bed myself. Well the last couple days...as soon as i lay her in her bassinet she just wails until i pick her up and then she falls asleep right away. I do this about 3 times then give up and let her sleep with me at night.
Help... what can i do to try getting her to stay sleeping in her bassinet??
jem0622 replied: My boys HATED the bassinet. They preferred co sleeping as long as they could. And I preferred it since I was nursing them.
Have you tried wrapping her tightly in a receiving blanket before you lay her in there? Just a thought.
When the boys coslept with us we moved our pillows to the outer edge of the bed and they got the space between the pillows. I found that if they were up by our head then it was safest b/c the covers didn't ever come up that high and we would be less likely to squish. Trust me....you are very concious of them being there...even if you are sleeping!
HUGS
Julie
amynicole21 replied: We had the same problem with Sophia. You just have to find what works best and do that. For us that meant co-sleeping and nursing to sleep, which we are still doing at 20 months!  Not the best situation for every family I admit, but it's not so bad for us 
One thing that was always helpful for us the few times we were able to put her down in the bassinet successfully was to wait 5 min longer than you think you need to before trying to put her down. She would be less likely to be in that stage which allowed her to wake easily.
Good luck... it's all an adjustment, but you work it out eventually 
kit_kats_mom replied: ITA with the other moms. Katherine hated her bassinet but it was because she would scratch it and it made noise. Woke her up everytime she moved. UGH! We ended up co sleeping and nursing which we are still doing. We have started the transition to her bed though so we get a few hours of our bed all to oursleves before she crawls in.
bellymonstersmama replied: I agree with Julie, swaddeling her before you lie her down may help.
We still have to swaddel Annabella to keep her from starteling awake, but if she gets loose in the night she is able to get herself back to sleep.
I really enjoyed cosleeping while my dh was gone but he is to much of a heavy sleeper to do it now
Kaitlin'smom replied: the only way I could get Kaitlin to sleep in a crib or bassinette was to swaddle her tight, and I also had to line the basinette with a blanket (I know your not supposed to do that, but I had it tight and not going anywere) cause of it being colder and the noise. I did co-sleep with kaitlin for about a month or so and I was worried about rolling over on her also but I was so aware of her theat I never did, I even had the co-sleeper thing, called a sungglie I think, it was okay.
I am sure you will find something that will work, just takes trial and error
coasterqueen replied: Kylie was the same way. She slept in the bassinet a few times and then NOPE, not anymore! LOL! This may sound very strange  , but hey we get creative. We put her car seat (the infant carrier) inside of the bassinet and she slept like an ANGEL in there!!!! We didn't co-sleep for a few months til she was a bit bigger. As soon as she could wiggle out of there she was in our bed.
kimberley replied: sorry you are having a rough time but as you have read, not many babies take to a bassinet early on (or even later on in some cases). she probably just wants to be close to mom to make up for all the times she couldn't
i have read that the position you are in when lying down nursing, is the safest for mom and baby. and even when you think you are sound asleep, you and baby are in tune to each other through the whole night and the likelihood of you rolling over her is very unlikely. just make sure that she is nowhere near your pillow.
here are some links to help ease your mind...
http://www.nd.edu/%7Ejmckenn1/lab/faq.html
http://www.naturalchild.com/peggy_omara/no...r_business.html
http://www.mothering.com/9-0-0/html/9-4-0/...ily_bed98.shtml
jcc64 replied: There is some sort of product that you can put in your bed that's supposed to prevent you from rolling over on her, do a search at Amazon, I'm sure it's there. My friend uses one. I have co-slept with 2 of my babies, but it's not for everyone. Some moms and dads can't get a solid night's sleep with the little one there. Only you can decide. But I agree 100% that Hope is way too young to even consider CIO. She needs to know you'll be there when she needs you. Good luck.
5littleladies replied: I didn't co-sleep much with my girls but the times I did I would have them sleep on my stomach-I was always very aware of them being in the bed with me but I was always worried about Dh-He is a very heavy sleeper and wakes up to nothing, including the kids. I felt more secure having them on top of me since I knew Dh wasn't going to roll up there. 
Kaitlin'smom replied:
 sorry that part was funny....
mummy2girls replied: i co-slept with jenna for 8 months. And the way i slept with her when she was a newborn is swaddled in my arms. And when ever she moved i immediatly woke up. I also slept wiuth her on my tummy! Then as she got older she just slept beside me in bed and she was such an active sleeper THAT I ALWAYS WOKE UP WITH TOES IN MY MOUTH.lol
A&A'smommy replied: Ugh I feel for you Alyssa wont sleep in her bed, she did sleep in her bassinet though until I started taking her out in my sleep THAT scared me! (((BIG HUGS)))
paradisemommy replied: ita with everyone else..taven slept in his bassinet the day we brought him home from the hospital then never again.. 
he slept on us for the first 3 month - slept briefly in his crib from about 3-4 months to about 7 to 8 months then we've been co-sleeping ever since. it works the best for us since i'm still bf and he wakes up so much happier this way..hope you find something that helps you.. 
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